Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Latest action (Sep 18, 2025) — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Aug 1, 2025This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to military construction, veterans, agriculture, and the legislative branch.
Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:
the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; andthe Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026.The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include
Department of Defense military construction and family housing activities,the Department of Veterans Affairs,the Department of Agriculture,the Food and Drug Administration,the Senate,various agencies that support Congress, andseveral related and independent agencies.(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.)
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Face Value
as passed the SenateHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−50
Amends 12 separate titles of the US Code: 5, 10, 15, 17, 18, 23, 25, 31, 36, 38, 40, 44.
- Length−26
227 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
8 recordedof the Billdecisive vote
Senate · Aug 1, 2025
Whether the bill passes the Senate. This is the vote most people mean.
decisive vote
House · Jun 25, 2025
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
On Motion to Instruct Conferees
House · Sep 11, 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Jun 25, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On on the
Senate · Jul 22, 2025
Whether to end debate on whether to start debating it. Needs 60 senators; failing here kills the bill without a vote on the bill.
On the
Senate · Jul 23, 2025
Whether to start debating it at all. Not a vote on the bill itself.
On the
Senate · Jul 22, 2025
Whether to start debating it at all. Not a vote on the bill itself.
On
House · Jun 25, 2025
The minority party's last attempt to change the bill by sending it back to committee. It usually fails and is usually about forcing an awkward vote.
Who lobbied on this
16 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Duke Energy Corporationwanted it passed
“…Department of Homeland Security Act of 2027 (specifically TSA support for pipeline safety technical and permitting personnel, and cybersecurity). H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act, 2027 (specifically to support storm hardening and resiliency efforts at…” filing ↗
- National Nurses Unitedwanted it passed
“…3261 Support the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 H.R. 3415 Support Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025 H.R. 3944 Expressed opposition to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 593 Discussed concerns…” filing ↗
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetistsno position stated
“Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Program funding (H.R.3944) Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S.2587/H.R.5304) Departments of Labor,…” filing ↗
- American Property Casualty Insurance Associationno position stated
“…**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: FY 2026 Appropriations Requests H.R. 4121 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 4213 DHS Appropriations H.R. 3944 Crop…” filing ↗
- American Society of Anesthesiologistsno position stated
“Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses HR 3944, Mil Con VA: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 VA Physician/Provider Hiring Federal…” filing ↗
- Davita Inc.no position stated
“Issues related to Veterans Affairs and dialysis H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to dialysis” filing ↗
- Edison Electric Instituteno position stated
“…H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act,…” filing ↗
- Honeywell Internationalno position stated
“…III funding FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (S.2296/H.R.3838) FY26 Defense Appropriations (S.2572/H.R.4016) FY26 MilCon-VA Appropriations (H.R.3944) Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Issues regarding Buy American Act for the Department of Defense Issues…” filing ↗
- Human Rights Campaignno position stated
“…H.R. 5047: No Woke Indoctrination of Military Kids Act H.R. 515: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.…” filing ↗
- Leidos, Inc.no position stated
“…H.R 3944 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 (provisions related to rural…” filing ↗
- National Rifle Association of Americano position stated
“H.Con.Res.14 S.Con.Res.7 H.R.3944 H.R.4016 H.R. 5342 H.R. 5304 H.R. 5166 S. 2587 S. 2354 S. 2572 S. 2296 H.R. 4016 H.R. 7454 S. 2431 H.R. 4553 H.R. 3944 H.R. 3838 H.R. 4779…” filing ↗
- National Thoroughbred Racing Associationno position stated
“…FY26 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.3944).” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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